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---NAACP Celebrates Youth Week, April 29-May 4---
The NAACP will celebrate Youth Week 2001 from Sunday, April 29 through Saturday, May 4, 2001. During this week, the NAACP Youth, College and Young Adult Divisions will conduct mobilization, educational and informative programs in nine cities. NAACP President Kweisi Mfume said "Youth Week is an opportunity for young people across the country to highlight the issues most affecting their generation and collectively develop strategies to overcome them." During youth week, there will be a different event for each day in Philadelphia,PA, Gary, IN, Miami, FL, Dallas, TX, Cleveland, OH, Richmond, VA, Berkley, CA; Baltimore, MD and Raleigh, NC. The planned activities cover a range of topics on health, finances and the criminal justice system. Other activities include town hall meetings, membership drives and oratorical contests.

---African American business owners to access $100 million in procurement opportunities---The TPC Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening and developing African American owned businesses through training, development, conferences and symposiums, has announced its program to help African American entrepreneurs access $100 million in corporate and governmental procurement opportunities at the California African American Business Summit 2001(CAABS 2001). The Summit will be held May 31 - June 2, 2001 at the Hyatt Regency in Irvine California. This fourth annual Summit features such business notables as Ken Lombard, president of Magic Johnson Development Company; Victoria Lowe, president of Los Angeles County's largest woman-owned business, Alert Staffing and procurement expert Beverly Kuykendall, founder of Federal and Commercial Contracts. CAABS 2001 will provide entrepreneurs with cutting edge tools, technology and information needed to navigate the newest business paradigm through workshops and panels. In addition to meeting with corporate and government procurement executives, the summit features workshops and sessions on topics ranging from securing debt and equity financing, using technology to increase productivity and profitability and becoming more competitive through alliances, mergers and acquisitions. Corporate partners participating in the showcase include AT&T, UPS, Wells Fargo Bank, Ford Motor Company, Turning Point Magazine, Bank of America, The Disney Corporation, Merrill Lynch, The Port of Oakland, Northern Trust Bank, Xerox Corporation, Microsoft and LA Community Redevelopment Agency among others. Representatives of these corporations will be on-hand to meet attendees to discuss potential procurement contracts. Other highlights for CAABS 2001 include a Corporate Marketing Pavilion, where sponsors will showcase their products and services; sessions for faith-based organizations; and the "Conversation With A Winner Series," where business owners are able to talk directly to those who have succeeded in business despite the odds. For more information or to register for the California African American Business Summit 2001, call (310) 821-6910 or log onto www.Turningpointmagazine.com. Also, contact Intégrité Media Group's Damon T. Oliver at (213) 694-0204 or via email, d.t.oliver@usa.net or Terry Warren at 818 292-4664 or via email, terry_warrenpr@yahoo.com.

---Tom Joyner and Isaac Hayes---
ABC Radio Networks and New York City station WRKS-FM have signed an agreement to broadcast "The Tom Joyner Morning Show" on WRKS-FM (98.7 KISS-FM). The leading national Urban morning show with an audience of more than 8 million, "The Tom Joyner Morning Show" will debut on WRKS-FM on April 30, and will air from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. each weekday. Internationally known as a singer, songwriter and actor, Isaac Hayes joined the KISS family in 1996. With its broadcast on WRKS-FM, "The Tom Joyner Morning Show" adds the New York Metro area to its coverage of major U.S. radio markets, including Chicago; Philadelphia; Boston; Washington, DC; Dallas; Detroit; Atlanta; Houston; and Miami. The show has more than 100 affiliates in cities across the United States.

---A homecoming for slave descendants---
From April 27 through 29, James Madison's Montpelier will host the first-ever gathering of descendants of slaves who once labored at Montpelier. Among the activities scheduled for the three-day event are:a keynote address, titled "The Human Cost of Our Democracy," by former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder. Wilder, the grandson of Virginia slaves, was the first elected Black governor in the United States. A Long Way From Home, the most recent novel by best-selling author and Montpelier slave descendant Connie Briscoe, is also based on family lore about the lives of slaves at Montpelier. The slave descendants' gathering is part of Montpelier's year-long 2001 celebration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of James Madison - Father of the Constitution, author of the Bill of Rights, and President of the United States.

---Connecticut: Dr. David G. Carter receives "Educator Award" ---
The Greater Hartford Club of the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women Clubs, Inc. has named David G. Carter, President of Eastern Connecticut State University, the recipient of the its "Educator Award." The Award is the organization's highest academic award and is given to "an individual who clearly demonstrates outstanding contributions in the field of education." Dr. Carter will be presented the award at 34th Annual Founder's Day Scholarship and Award Breakfast on April 21, 2001, at the Sheraton Hotel, East Hartford, CT. Dr. Carter is widely published and has co-authored and edited several books. Dr. Carter speaks frequently on the legal aspects of education, access and multicultural approaches to education. For more information, contact Dwight Bachman
via phone 860-465-5114 or email, bachman@easternct.edu.

--Luster Products Introduces Pink Smooth Touch Relaxer, New Mini-Website and "Bad Hair Day Contest"--Have you ever had a "Bad Hair Day"? Better yet, are you having a "Bad Hair Day" today? Well, be not dismayed, help has finally arrived and is available at your fingertips. With the growth of the Internet, today's chic, styling and profiling women don't have to make an appointment to resolve their "Bad Hair Day" drama. Within minutes you can turn your "Bad Hair Day" into a sexy and stylish good hair day. What's even more exciting is that you can be rewarded $500 for your "Bad Hair Day" experience. Say it isn't so, right? Well, it is. Luster Products recently announced an exciting and interactive new mini web-site for their Pink Smooth Touch, New Growth Relaxer Kit. Luster Products Smooth Touch Relaxer is the only relaxer made just for touch-ups. As an interactive web site, you can obtain useful hair care tips, fashionable hairstyles and trendy new looks to get you out of "Bad Hair Day" drama. A simple point and click and you will be able to review a fashionable, designers' hair gallery that will guide you back to having the power of exquisite hair control. While you're there check out the calendar of upcoming hair events. Once you've pulled it all together and you have utilized all the cool and convenient styles available at your fingertips at this new mini-web site, don't miss your opportunity to enter and win $500 cash by simply sharing your "Bad Hair Day" experience. Entering the contest is just as easy as obtaining new hairstyle ideas. Simply click on "Bad Hair Day Contest" and in 100 words or less tell about your worst hair day - when misbehaving hair made you want to run and hide. Contest ends July 31, 2001, so enter today. For more information about Pink Smooth Touch products, visit the Luster Products website at www.lusterproducts.com and click on Pink Smooth Touch Banner located on the home page or call (800) 621-4255. Luster Products is the leading African-American owned manufacturer of hair care products for people of African descent worldwide. For more information, contact Thelma Walker or Delores Walton at 312/986-1250.

---Acapulco Black Film Festival---
The Acapulco Black Film Festival (ABFF), to be held June 4-9, 2001, will celebrate its fifth anniversary thanks to the ongoing sponsorship support of the corporate community. Since its inception in 1997, the ABFF has attracted the backing of top-tier companies whose support has helped to broaden the reach of black films. Produced by Film Life in association with the Black Filmmaker Foundation, and presented by lead sponsor Home Box Office (HBO), the ABFF is an internationally recognized competitive showcase for independent Black cinema.

---Opportunities of the Week---
---Smith College: Associate Director of Admission, Coordinator of the Alumnae Admission Program and International Admission-For more information, check, www.smith.edu or send resume, cover letter and three references to: Office of Admission, Smith College, Box 3001, 7 College Lane, Northampton, MA 01063.
---Smith College Campus School-
This laboratory school for the Department of Education and child Study is accepting applications for a part-time art teacher and a part time first grade teacher's aide to begin in the 2001-2002 academic year. Submit cover letter, resume and three references to: smith College Campus School, Gill Hall, Smith College, Northampton, MA 01063.

---Quinsigamond Community College---
Part-time faculty: A pool of candidates is being developed for part-time faculty for day or evening courses for the Fall semester 2001 academic year. Positions may be available in the following areas: Business Management, Human Services, Humanities/Social Sciences, Technologies, Health Care/Life Sciences. For more information, contact Laurie Comeau (Job code: UF1) at (508) 854-4355 or send email to lauriec@qcc.mass.edu.

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